Watering apparatus for cattle



so 1 2 9 7 K. DICKOW WATERING APPARATUS FOR CATTLE Filed May 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 30 1927.

K. DICKOW.

WATERING APPARATUS FOR CATTLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed may 4, 1925 A/iorney. Y

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Patented Aug. 3Q, 1927.

- UNITED STATES/H 1 1,640,649 PATENT QFFI-CE.

KARL marrow, or Gomirr'z, GERMANY.

wAr'nRINe APPAR-ATUS' non CATTLE.

' Application filed May- 4, 1925, Serial'No. 27,950, and in Germany m 23; 1924.-

lily invention relates to improvements in watering apparatus for cattle, [and more paiticularly in watering apparatus which are provided with a valve adapted to 'be operated b v the cattle tor admitting water to to watering trough. One of the objects of the improvements is to provide anapparat-us in which the valve can-be safely and easily operated by the cattle; Another object isto construct the valve so that it can be readily removed for cleaning the water supply. Finally an object of the improvements is to construct the valve casing so that impurities of the' water 'are not admitted thereto. lVith these objects in view my invention consistsin providing a tubular valve casing extending through the conduit sup-- plying the water to the trough and'removably secured toopposite walls of the said conduit, the saidconduit being provided ata part away fromthe bott-om or the conduitwith openings for the "flow of the water from the casing 'to'the conduit. Further, a member adaptedtobeoperated by the cattle for opening the valve is mounted'on'the' said valve casinggso'that it can'be removed together with the said casing;

For the purpose of explaining the invention an example embodying the same has been shown in the accompanying drawings,

in which the same reference characters havev been used in all the views to indicate cor-o respondmgparts. In sa d drawings,

Fig. 1, is an elevation ot the apparatus with a part of the wall of one of the troughsbroken awa the line 66 of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 7, is a horizontal section taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6. 7

' In the example shown in the drawings the watering apparatus comprises two troughs a separated from each other by a partition (5. At the rear of the troughs and made integral therewith there is a vertical tubularmember 6 provided at ts top and bottom ends with screw-threads f and g for dear tension.

connecting the same to the Water supply pipe, said pipe being connected either to the top or bottom of the tubular: member, and the other endbeing closed by a 'cap screw or' the like. The tubular member 6' is in communication with an'enlargedconduith-made integral with the trough, which conduit'is preferably in the" form of a fiat box." The said box it is adapted to receive two valve casings 2' and j for supplying water to the troughs. The troughs are further provided with clamping means 0 for securing the same to a suitable support such as a column.

'As appears more particularly from Figs. 4 to 7 the" valve consists of a 'tubular valve casing formed near its bottom with a flange-7c and having screw-threads Z0 at its top. The casing is passed through suitable holes made in the top and bottom walls of l the box h, the flange bearing through the intermediary of a packing ringon the bottom wall of the'said box, and a cap screw at being screwed to the screw-threaded portion 70 and bearing on'thetop wall of the box h through the intermediary of a packing ring; Thus 3 the casing is clamped in position by means of the cap screw m. At a part away from the bottom of the box it the wall of the casing ic is provided with two holes Z through which the water from the conduit has access to'the valve casing. lVithin the valve casing a valve cone n is located, which is provided with a packing ring 0 of rubber. V The stem n of the valve cone is guided at its top end in an axial sleeve mi made integral with the cap screw m. Normally the valve is forced on its seat by a spring I bearing with its top end on the bottom end of the sleeve m and with itsbottomend on the top face ot'the-cone 12-. Then screwing down the cap screw m the spring t is put un- On a transverse pivot bolt Q fixed to the bottom part of the valve casing a plate p is rockingly mounted, which plate is disposed within'the trough u and in position for being moved by the mouth of the cattle for opening the valve. To the rear side of the said plate a stem ris secured which carries a roller-s bearing on the bottom face of the valve cone.

in the operation of the apparatus the cattle rocks with its mouth the plate 79 so that the roller 8 raises the valve cone n from its seat, whereupon the water flows from the valve casing into the trough a.

The holes Z are disposed so far away from prising a'container, a conduit for supplying the bottom of the box it that inud and oth r foreign matter are collected at the bot-tom of the box it. If 1t is desired to clean the box h the cap screw m is unscrewed, Whereupon the Whole valve and the plate p suspended therefrom can be removed.

While in describing the invention renter ence has been made to a particular example embodying the same I Wish it to be understood that my invention is not limited to the construction shownin the drawings, and that various changes .n1ay be made in the general arrangement of the apparatus and the construction of its parts Without depart ing from the invention.

1 claim:

1. An apparatus for Watering cattle, com- Water to said container, .a tubularyalve casing passed throu h said conduit and through opposite Walls thereof and communicating with said container, said casing being formedat one end with a collar hearing on the outer face Oftlle ac'hacent Wall and at its opposite end with screw-threads, a capscrew screwing on the threaded end of said casing and bearing on the adjacent Wall of said condui for cramping said casing in'position, a valve Within said casing, and means Within said container in position for being operated by the cattle and for opening said valve.

2. An apparatus for Watering cattle, coniarisin a container a conduit havin a sum ply of Water and adapted for communication Withsaid container, a tubular valve casing passed through said conduit and communicating therewith through lateral holes, said valve casing being formed at the side of the container With a shoulder bearing' on the allet said conduit and at its opposite side carrying a cap forfixing the same in position ithin the conduit, a valve Within said casing, and a plate hinged on said valve casing and disposed 'Within said containerin position for being operated by the cattle and for opening said valve.

An apparatus for Watering cattle, comprising a container, a conduit having a supply of water and adapted for communication with said'container, a tubular valve casing passed through said conduit andcommunicating therewith through lateral holes, said valve casing being formed at the side of the containerwvith a shoulder bearing on the Wall of said conduit and at its opposite side carrying a cap for fixing the signature. V V

KARL DICKOW. 

